Scan & Fix’s Format Tools review and fix formatting across a slide or the whole deck — colours, fonts, sizes, and line styles — from one panel.
Quick answer: Press Scan & Fix (Ctrl+Shift+P) and choose Format Tools (or Format Tools for selected slides); expand an issue, make the change, and re-scan.
How to use it
Run Format Tools, expand an issue, and apply the change.
- Click Scan & Fix (Ctrl+Shift+P) and select Format Tools, or Format Tools for selected slides.
- Expand an issue to drill into the details.
- Make the desired change — colours for fill, outline, font, and line; fonts and font size; line, arrow, and outline style.
- Re-scan the presentation to confirm.
Format Tools work across the whole deck or just the slides you select, so bulk formatting stays consistent.
Keyboard shortcut
Scan & Fix is Ctrl+Shift+P by default; you can reassign it in the Ampler Settings → Shortcuts.
Why use it
Applying the same formatting change — a colour, a font, a line style — across many slides by hand is slow and easy to do unevenly. Scan & Fix’s Format Tools surface those attributes across the deck (or selected slides) and let you set them consistently from one place.
How consultants use it
Formatting consistency is a credibility gate, and it’s enforced across the whole deck, not slide by slide. Format Tools make that a single sweep. Three habits apply:
- Deck-wide formatting: colours, fonts, and line styles are set consistently across every slide.
- Scoped when needed: run it on selected slides to fix one section.
- Verify by re-scan: a re-scan confirms nothing inconsistent is left.
Format Tools turn a deck-wide formatting pass into one controlled sweep.
Tips & best practices
- Run Format Tools as part of the final consistency pass before sending.
- Scope it to selected slides to correct a single section.
- Re-scan after changes to confirm the deck is clean.
Availability
Included in Ampler for PowerPoint and the Ampler Suite, on Windows desktop PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
How do you apply consistent formatting across a whole PowerPoint?
Press Scan & Fix (Ctrl+Shift+P) and choose Format Tools. It surfaces colours, fonts, sizes, and line styles across the deck so you can set them consistently.
Can you format just some slides with Scan & Fix?
Yes. Choose Format Tools for selected slides to scope the pass to a section.
What can Format Tools change?
Fill, outline, font, and line colours; fonts and font size; and line, arrow, and outline styles — across the slide or the whole presentation.